DOCUMENTARY CINEMA (3 SCU)

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this course, students are expected to be able to: Discuss the history of documentary cinema; Explain different approaches, elements & requirements for different kind of documentaries; Demonstrate the ability to write a documentary storyline and a production plan based on a preliminary research; Demonstrate the ability to direct and produce a short documentary.

Topics:

1. Introduction to Documentary Film
2. Building & focusing ideas
3. Documentary Styles
4. History Representation
5. Cinema Verite
6. Point of View Documentaries Objectivity
7. Research and Development of Documentary
8. Documentary Treatment and Scriptwriting
9. Production Design to Documentary
10. Directing Documentary
11. Editing Documentary
12. Ethics and Law Legalities ; Documentary Distribution
13. Project Screening & Presentation (Auditorium/Join Class)